Southern Elite Contracting Inc

We had renovation done after water damage. It took a year to do what, even with the impact of COVID, should have taken no more than 2 to 3 months (flooring, drywalling, painting, resetting fixtures on one floor). All of our fixtures and raw materials were pretty easy to come by (or subs available). So, in our case, we could not blame things on supply chain issues. Our issues were as follows: 1. Communication. It either was non existent (even radio silent) or no follow through. We had to keep after them. 2. Inconsistencies in the quality of their crews. You might get one subcontractor for a job, and a completely different team to finish it up. That's fine, if the work is consistent, which it wasn't. 3. Fit and finish.in reference to #2, this part, by extension was also pretty inconsistent (paint on fixtures and baseboards that should not be there, unevenness in paint as well as drywall work, door casing and quarter round poorly installed, hollow pockets under LVP flooring,etc. I ended up installing the dishwasher myself.). Their response was on some of these things that this was the best that could be done and, even their contact states that they are there to repair to make things as they were. While Corey did make things right on a couple of HUGE mess-ups, one (relating to #2) that could have cost us thousands of dollars and possible court time had I not caught the problem, I cannot recommend this business.

Beware of High-Risk Contractors! Employing the service of Southern Elite Contracting (SEC) has been a nightmare for me and my family. We had water damage from our kitchen on December 1,2021 that required replacing the kitchen cabinets, hardwood floor and ceiling in the basement. An employee of SERCLEAN Cleaning Services referred SEC but with emphasis on caution. SEC visited our home to assess and discuss the work but after collecting the deductible and first insurance checks, the chase was on. There were 3 successive Sales Reps assigned to the project and none would respond to my request to commit to an ETA. After given several ultimatums to cancel the construction agreement and return the checks, they sent a Demolition team to our home on Thursday, 06/02/2022 without prior notice to demolish the existing kitchen cabinets in readiness for the new cabinet install. During the demolition, they damaged the existing granite countertop and left the debris from the demolition in our kitchen. They managed to install the cabinet without knobs and handles on Saturday, 06/04/2022 but as I write this review, we have no functioning kitchen. Since the demolition, the countertops are damaged and detached, kitchen sink and microwave are removed and there is no end in sight for the restore. Even though, the insurance company approved and updated the estimate on SEC’s request, the insurance also stated that they will release the supplement payment when the work is complete, SEC Sales Rep expressed that they will not move forward until they have been fully paid. Who will commit to that demand given their poor track record on this project? I was concerned that SEC insisted they wanted full payment upfront prior to completing the work. As a result of this logjam, I requested that the construction agreement be terminated immediately to enable us engage a contractor that is ready to do the work before getting paid. SEC is using the $16,111.89 paid upfront as a leverage to threaten me that all kinds of fees including termination fees will be deducted from money in their possession. I am at crossroad with SEC and I’d like to use our situation to warn prospective customers. Please beware before engaging the services of SEC so that you will not be subjected to the unpleasant treatments that I have endured for the past 6months.